Aagot Raaen (December 3, 1873 - January 7, 1957) was an American author and educator.
Thomas Raaen homesteaded 160 acres of land in Newburgh Township (now in Steele County, North Dakota).
[5] [6] Raaen wrote several historical articles and books, including the 1950 autobiographical work Grass of the Earth: Immigrant Life in the Dakota country.
Through a description of her family's homesteading days, Raaen detailed pioneer life on the prairie.
[7] Raaen's papers are contained at the North Dakota State University Institute for Regional Studies:[8]